Aneurysm of aberrant right subdavian artery arising from diverticulum of Kommerell. Report of a case with tracheal compression

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 138-140

  Aoyagi, Shigeaki ^a   Akashi, Hidetoshi ^a   Tayama, Keiichiro ^a   Fujino, Takayuki ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aneurysm of an aberrant right subdavian artery; Aortic arch aneurysm; Kommerell's diverticulum; Vascular ring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ARCH ANOMALY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEA COMPRESSION; VASCULAR RING;

AGED; ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEA;

EID: 0030797780     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00116-4     Document Type: Article

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